Lam Rim Buddhist Centre
What it does
Saturday workshops for the local community to participate in meditation, yoga etc.Visits from local schools and colleges for training sessions in Buddhist studies ranging from junior schools to postgraduate students.Participation in multi faith conferences.Weekend retreats and facilities for solitary retreats.Encouragement of volunteers to participate in various multi skill activities.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH AND BUDDHIST CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUTH THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Religious activities
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- India
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: United Kingdom
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £126,894 and spent £76,966.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £126,894 | £76,966 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 July 2024 | £14,609 | £37,837 | Not reported | 7 |
| 31 July 2023 | £45,518 | £22,728 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 July 2022 | £8,205 | £38,910 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £30,862 | £31,626 | Not reported | 3 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 311%, from £30,862 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £126,894 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 61% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Gillian Margaret Vaisey
- Graham Charles Woodhouse
- Jason John Briggs
- Judith Anne Hasell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 30 May 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 31 May 2025 | Not required |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 28 May 2024, 3 days early | Received 28 May 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 28 May 2023, 3 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 26 May 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 326675
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 October 1984
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 5 AUGUST 1983 as amended on 29 Apr 2022
- Website
- www.lamrim.org.uk/wales
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.